Book Review: The Royal We by Heather Cox and Jessica Morgan
The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Release Date: April 26, 2016
My rating: 4.5of 5 stars
Publisher’s Description:
American Bex Porter was never one for fairy tales. Her twin sister Lacey was always the romantic, the one who daydreamed of being a princess, but it’s adventure-seeking Bex who goes to Oxford and meets dreamy Nick across the hall-and Bex who finds herself accidentally in love with the heir to the British throne. Nick is wonderful, but he comes with unimaginable baggage: a complicated family, hysterical tabloids tracking his every move, and a public that expected its future king to marry a Brit. On the eve of the most talked-about wedding of the century, Bex looks back on how much she’s had to give up for true love… and exactly whose heart she may yet have to break.
The Royal We is written by Heather Cox and Jessica Morgan, better known as the Fug Girls. They have a hilarious fashion blog so I was really looking forward to reading their book. It’s the story of Bex, an American exchange student at Oxford and Prince Nicholas, who also attends Oxford. The book is based on the real Royal Family. Bex has a Pippa-like sister named Lindsey and Nick’s brother Freddie is definitely Harry. He even has red hair.
We know little about the private life of the real Royals and this book was a fun imagining of what their lives might be like behind the scenes. Nick feels a lot of pressure as the heir to the throne. Freddie has mixed feelings about being the “spare”. Bex doesn’t fit into their world at all and doesn’t really want to.
The reader knows that Bex and Nick are engaged from the get-go and then the book goes back and tells the story of how they got to that point. However, we don’t know if they actually end up getting married – they have a lot to overcome. For that reason, there is still elements of suspense that hold the reader’s attention.
A friend brought gave me this book when I was pretty sick. It was the perfect read to cuddle up in bed with. It was a great mix of light-hearted humor and serious drama. It would make a good beach read for the summer as well. I was very excited to learn that it will be a movie. I think it’s definitely rom-com material.
I think that anyone who likes romantic story lines will like this book and if you follow the Royal Family or are a Fug Girls follower, you will especially enjoy reading it.
